Temples and Homes

A few days ago I was finally able to leave Travis (thanks Elayna) for a couple of hours and go to the temple...my other kids were at Grandma's (thanks Mom).  It has been over four months since I have able to get away from the chaos of life and go to the temple.  As soon as I walked in, I was overwhelmed with the peace, beauty, and cleanliness of the sacred temple.  It was so refreshing to be back! I really missed those spiritual feelings...and then I remembered this from the Bible Dictionary:

"Temple. A temple is literally a house of the Lord, a holy sanctuary in which sacred ceremonies and ordinances of the gospel are performed by and for the living and also in behalf of the dead. A place where the Lord may come, it is the most holy of any place of worship on the earth. Only the home can compare with the temple in sacredness."

Did you catch that last part...only the home can compare with the temple in sacredness. It really made me stop and wonder...is my home a sacred place, a holy sanctuary, a place where those who enter feel peace, beauty, and refreshed? I know that at times it has been, but usually I am so caught up in the everyday craziness of life that I forget that my home can be a sacred, special place like the temple. It is time to get my priorities together and try to create that atmosphere in my home more often!